Jun 21, 2008 14:24
Some random thoughts....
1) Only invest yourself, your time and resources in something that will help you grow, as a person. Not in anything that will drain all your energy out of you, and leave you feeling empty and give you nothing positive in return, emotionally.
2) Dont let anyone, anyone undermine you, your experiences, your abilities, anything.
3) Share yourself only with someone with enough sense and sensitivity to respect what you are, and what you have been through.
4) Of course, expectations are only natural from someone you are close to, nothing wrong with that. But unless they are also accompanied by reality, and a fair take on the situation, they are pretty much bound to crash.
5) Objectivity, objectivity, and objectivity. View all scenarios and situations with objectivity. From all points of view. Be fair.
6) Don't fight dirty. Using something they confided in you to hit them back with it when you are angry, that is the dirtiest way to fight and hurt someone. And no, no one should be putting up with that.
7) Fight for what you think is right. DOn't let anyone,anyone take you for granted.
8) Respect yourself. Respect others. Don't give anyone the time of the day if they don't respect you.
9) Treat others as you wish to be treated. Better still, treat them as they wish to be treated. But if it only becomes a one sided thing, of course they are taking you for granted. Then, treat them as they are treating you.
10) Ego is a good thing, in little doses. The minute you let ego control your life, you end up destroying everything that is good.
11) Respect people's spaces. Sometimes, that is all they have at the moment that matters to them. And invading anything that is private to them, like even reading personal diaries are intrusions of the worst kind, definitely leading to breach of trust.
12) Be kind. It is really that simple. Why it is so hard to be kind to people who matter the most?